William Auchterlonie

William "Willie" Auchterlonie was a Scottish professional golfer.

Early life

Auchterlonie was a native of St Andrews.

He won the 1893 Open Championship at the age of and he remains the second youngest Open Champion after Tom Morris, Jnr, but it was to prove to be his only Open. His brother, Laurie Auchterlonie, won the 1902 U.S. Open.
Auchterlonie was honorary professional to The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews for nearly a quarter of a century. He had begun his working life as an apprentice to the club makers R. Forgan & Son and he ran club making businesses for most of his adult life. There is still a golf shop called Auchterlonie's in St Andrews. He was involved in golf course design.

Tournament	1900	1901	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910
The Open Championship	5	T29	T38	T45		CUT	CUT				T28

Note: Auchterlonie only played in The Open Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place